Bowling Best Figures Match

Players

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BC Strang	10.0	2	20	6	2.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Nairobi (Aga)	14 Oct 1997	ODI # 1242
L Klusener	10.0	-	49	6	4.90	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
RR Singh	5.0	-	22	5	4.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	22 Dec 1997	ODI # 1267
J Srinath	10.0	4	23	5	2.30	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Jan 1998	ODI # 1271
M Muralidaran	9.2	-	23	5	2.46	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
L Klusener	7.1	-	24	5	3.34	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	9 Dec 1997	ODI # 1257
L Klusener	7.1	1	25	5	3.48	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	23 Apr 1998	ODI # 1326
SR Tendulkar	10.0	1	32	5	3.20	India	v Australia	Kochi	1 Apr 1998	ODI # 1300
AY Karim	10.0	2	33	5	3.30	Kenya	v Bangladesh	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 1997	ODI # 1239
SB O'Connor	10.0	-	39	5	3.90	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	6 Feb 1998	ODI # 1289
CL Cairns	7.4	-	42	5	5.47	New Zealand	v Australia	Napier	12 Feb 1998	ODI # 1292
MA Suji	10.0	1	24	4	2.40	Kenya	v Bangladesh	Nairobi (Aga)	15 Oct 1997	ODI # 1243
SB Doull	8.0	1	25	4	3.12	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	14 Feb 1998	ODI # 1293
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	1	26	4	2.60	Pakistan	v England	Sharjah	15 Dec 1997	ODI # 1263
PL Symcox	10.0	1	28	4	2.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
DW Fleming	9.4	1	28	4	2.89	Australia	v New Zealand	Sharjah	18 Apr 1998	ODI # 1320
Aaqib Javed	8.0	-	29	4	3.62	Pakistan	v India	Hyderabad (Sind)	28 Sep 1997	ODI # 1233
AA Donald	9.2	-	29	4	3.10	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	18 Jan 1998	ODI # 1280
UDU Chandana	7.4	-	31	4	4.04	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	22 Jan 1998	ODI # 1282
Wasim Akram	8.0	-	33	4	4.12	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	2 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
Mohammad Hussain	10.0	1	33	4	3.30	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1277
AB Agarkar	10.0	2	35	4	3.50	India	v New Zealand	Sharjah	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1319
CL Hooper	8.2	-	37	4	4.44	West Indies	v India	Sharjah	16 Dec 1997	ODI # 1264
DJ Nash	10.0	1	38	4	3.80	New Zealand	v India	Sharjah	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1319
CL Cairns	10.0	3	40	4	4.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	17 Dec 1997	ODI # 1265
SR Waugh	9.0	-	40	4	4.44	Australia	v India	Sharjah	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1322
Saqlain Mushtaq	8.0	-	41	4	5.12	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1273
AA Donald	10.0	1	43	4	4.30	South Africa	v New Zealand	Brisbane	9 Jan 1998	ODI # 1270
R Telemachus	10.0	-	43	4	4.30	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1306
Wasim Akram	9.4	1	43	4	4.44	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Benoni	15 Apr 1998	ODI # 1317
MV Fleming	9.3	-	45	4	4.73	England	v India	Sharjah	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1259
PA de Silva	7.5	-	45	4	5.74	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
AB Agarkar	10.0	-	46	4	4.60	India	v Australia	Kanpur	7 Apr 1998	ODI # 1308
SM Pollock	10.0	2	49	4	4.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
DL Vettori	10.0	-	49	4	4.90	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Hamilton	4 Feb 1998	ODI # 1288
Manzoor Akhtar	10.0	-	50	4	5.00	Pakistan	v England	Sharjah	15 Dec 1997	ODI # 1263
SB O'Connor	9.5	-	51	4	5.18	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	14 Jan 1998	ODI # 1275
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	3	13	3	1.44	Pakistan	v India	Hyderabad (Sind)	28 Sep 1997	ODI # 1233
IJ Harvey	7.0	1	17	3	2.42	Australia	v New Zealand	Sydney	14 Jan 1998	ODI # 1275
S Chanderpaul	5.0	-	18	3	3.60	West Indies	v India	Sharjah	16 Dec 1997	ODI # 1264
SM Pollock	8.0	2	21	3	2.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Bloemfontein	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1321
AR Whittall	10.0	2	23	3	2.30	Zimbabwe	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	19 Oct 1997	ODI # 1246
Wasim Akram	7.2	1	24	3	3.27	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
CL Cairns	10.0	1	26	3	2.60	New Zealand	v India	Sharjah	20 Apr 1998	ODI # 1323
NM Kulkarni	10.0	2	27	3	2.70	India	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	28 Sep 1997	ODI # 1233
SM Pollock	10.0	-	28	3	2.80	South Africa	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1278
S Elworthy	9.0	1	28	3	3.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1318
GR Robertson	10.0	-	29	3	2.90	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	14 Feb 1998	ODI # 1293
DJ Nash	10.0	2	29	3	2.90	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Napier	6 Mar 1998	ODI # 1295
DL Vettori	10.0	1	29	3	2.90	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	8 Mar 1998	ODI # 1296
RL Sanghvi	8.0	-	29	3	3.62	India	v Zimbabwe	Vadodara	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1305
M Muralidaran	10.0	-	29	3	2.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Paarl	9 Apr 1998	ODI # 1312
DS Mohanty	10.0	1	30	3	3.00	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Jan 1998	ODI # 1271
DW Fleming	10.0	-	30	3	3.00	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1302
DS Mohanty	9.0	1	31	3	3.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Guwahati	22 Dec 1997	ODI # 1267
L Klusener	10.0	2	31	3	3.10	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1303
PR Reiffel	10.0	1	32	3	3.20	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1285
GR Robertson	10.0	-	32	3	3.20	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	8 Feb 1998	ODI # 1290
M Dillon	10.0	1	32	3	3.20	West Indies	v England	Kingstown	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1307
Saqlain Mushtaq	8.0	-	33	3	4.12	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	12 Jan 1998	ODI # 1274
WPUJC Vaas	7.5	-	33	3	4.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
Azhar Mahmood	9.0	-	34	3	3.77	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	2 Oct 1997	ODI # 1236
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	1	34	3	3.77	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	2 Nov 1997	ODI # 1248
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	-	35	3	3.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	4 Nov 1997	ODI # 1250
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	-	35	3	3.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	12 Dec 1997	ODI # 1260
SM Pollock	10.0	2	36	3	3.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Adelaide	6 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.5	-	36	3	3.66	Pakistan	v India	Dhaka	16 Jan 1998	ODI # 1277
AA Donald	10.0	-	36	3	3.60	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	23 Jan 1998	ODI # 1283
PA Strang	10.0	2	37	3	3.70	Zimbabwe	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	19 Oct 1997	ODI # 1246
J Srinath	8.5	-	37	3	4.18	India	v England	Sharjah	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1259
AA Donald	10.0	-	37	3	3.70	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1272
PA Strang	10.0	1	38	3	3.80	Zimbabwe	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	12 Oct 1997	ODI # 1241
P Wilson	10.0	-	39	3	3.90	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	17 Dec 1997	ODI # 1265
P Wilson	10.0	1	39	3	3.90	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	21 Jan 1998	ODI # 1281
TM Moody	9.5	1	39	3	3.96	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 1998	ODI # 1302
A Kumble	9.5	-	39	3	3.96	India	v New Zealand	Sharjah	17 Apr 1998	ODI # 1319
GD McGrath	10.0	1	40	3	4.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
PR Reiffel	9.0	-	40	3	4.44	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	27 Jan 1998	ODI # 1287
PA Strang	10.0	-	40	3	4.00	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Hamilton	4 Feb 1998	ODI # 1288
DL Vettori	7.1	-	41	3	5.72	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	5 Oct 1997	ODI # 1238
SO Tikolo	10.0	-	41	3	4.10	Kenya	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	18 Oct 1997	ODI # 1245
MV Fleming	9.0	-	41	3	4.55	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1998	ODI # 1301
Harbhajan Singh	10.0	-	41	3	4.10	India	v Australia	Sharjah	19 Apr 1998	ODI # 1322
Shafiuddin Ahmed	10.0	1	42	3	4.20	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Aga)	14 Oct 1997	ODI # 1242
SM Pollock	10.0	-	42	3	4.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	8 Nov 1997	ODI # 1253
MV Fleming	8.0	-	42	3	5.25	England	v West Indies	Sharjah	19 Dec 1997	ODI # 1266
GJ Whittall	10.0	1	43	3	4.30	Zimbabwe	v Kenya	Nairobi (Aga)	16 Oct 1997	ODI # 1244
PA Strang	10.0	-	44	3	4.40	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Christchurch	4 Mar 1998	ODI # 1294
PA Strang	10.0	1	44	3	4.40	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 1998	ODI # 1296
NAM McLean	10.0	1	44	3	4.40	West Indies	v England	Kingstown	5 Apr 1998	ODI # 1307
SR Tendulkar	7.0	-	45	3	6.42	India	v Pakistan	Dhaka	14 Jan 1998	ODI # 1276
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	-	46	3	4.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Lahore	6 Nov 1997	ODI # 1252
AJ Bichel	9.0	-	46	3	5.11	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	4 Dec 1997	ODI # 1254
L Klusener	10.0	-	46	3	4.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
PV Simmons	8.0	-	46	3	5.75	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	1 Apr 1998	ODI # 1301
Harvinder Singh	8.0	-	47	3	5.87	India	v Pakistan	Dhaka	11 Jan 1998	ODI # 1273
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	-	47	3	4.70	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jan 1998	ODI # 1286
BM McMillan	10.0	-	47	3	4.70	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	27 Jan 1998	ODI # 1287
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	47	3	4.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	13 Apr 1998	ODI # 1315
DW Fleming	10.0	1	47	3	4.70	Australia	v India	Delhi	14 Apr 1998	ODI # 1316

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]

New Zealand vs India at Indore, New Zealand in India 3rd ODI, Jan 18, 2026 [ODI # 4939]